Tetraserica liangheensis Liu, Fabrizi, Bai, Yang & Ahrens, 2014

Fabrizi, Silvia, Dalstein, Vivian & Ahrens, Dirk, 2019, A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini), ZooKeys 837, pp. 1-155 : 18-20

Tetraserica liangheensis Liu, Fabrizi, Bai, Yang & Ahrens, 2014 Figures 3, 51

Tetraserica liangheensis Liu, Fabrizi, Bai, Yang & Ahrens, 2014: 103, fig. 6 A–D.

Material examined.

Laos: 13 ♂♂ "NE-Laos: Houa Phan prov.; Ban Saleui, Phou Pan (Mt.)- 20°12'N, 104°01'E, 11.iv.-15.v.2012, 1300-1900 m, leg. C. Holzschuh ZFMK Ankauf 2012" (ZFMK), 4 ♂♂ "NE-Laos: Houa Phan prov., 20°13'09-19"N, 103°59'54"-104°00'03"E, 1480-1510 m, Phou Pane Mt., 22.IV.- 14.V.2008, Vít Kubáň leg." (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "NE-Laos: Houa Phan prov., 20°13'09-19"N, 103°59'54"-104°00'03"E, Phu Pane Mt., 1480-1510 m, 17.5.-3.6.2007, Vit Kubáň leg." (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "Laos -NE: Houa Phan prov. 20°12.138'N, 104°00621'E, PHU PHAN Mt ~1750 m 17.5- 3.6.2007 Vit. Kubáň leg." (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "Laos, 21°09'N, 101°19'E, Louangnamtha pr. Namtha-Muang Sing, 5-31.v.1997, 900-1200 m Vit. Kubáň leg/ coll. P. Pacholátko” (CPPB), 1 ♂ "X-DA3439a labcode VD006 Laos, Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan (30 km NE), Phou Sane Mt. 1400-1600 m 19°38'20"N, 103°20'20"E, 10-30.5.2009 Vit. Kubáň Tetraserica spLA1/ sp-LA-1" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "Laos-NE, Houa Phan prov., 20°12-13.5'N, 103°59.5'-104°01'E, Ban Saluei- Phou Pane Mt., 1340-1870 m, 10.v.-16.vi.2009, M. Brancucci & local coll. leg./ NHMB Basel, NMPC Prague Laos 2009 Expedition: M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, Z. Kraus, D. Hauck, V. Kubáň” (NHMB), 9 ♂♂ "LAOS-NE, Xieng Khouang prov., 19°37-8'N, 103°20-1'E, 30 km NE Phonsavan Ban Na Lam -> Phou Sane Mt., 1300-1700 m, 10.-30.v.2009, M. Geiser leg./ NHMB Basel, NMPC Prague, Laos 2009, Expedition: M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, Z. Kraus, D. Hauck, V. Kubáň / 914 Sericini Asia spec." (NHMB), 7 ♂♂ "LAOS-NE, Xieng Khouang prov., 19°37-8'N, 103°20-1'E, Phonsavan (30 km NE) Phou Sane Mt., 1400-1700 m, 10.-30.v.2009, D. Hauck leg./ NHMB Basel, NMPC Prague, Laos 2009, Expedition: M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, Z. Kraus, D. Hauck, V. Kubáň / 914 Sericini Asia spec." (NHMB), 7 ♂♂ "LAOS-NE, Xieng Khouang prov., 19°37-8'N, 103°20'E, Phonsavan (30 km NE) Phou Sane Mt., 1420 m, 10-30.v.2009, Z. Kraus leg./ NHMB Basel, NMPC Prague, Laos 2009, Expedition: M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, Z. Kraus, D. Hauck, V. Kubáň / 914 Sericini Asia spec." (NHMB), 5 ♂♂ "LAOS-NE, Xieng Khouang prov., 19°37-8'N, 103°20'E, 30 km NE Phonsavan Ban Na Lam-> Phou Sane Mt., 1300-1500 m, 10.-30.v.2009, M. Brancucci leg./ NHMB Basel, NMPC Prague, Laos 2009, Expedition: M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, Z. Kraus, D. Hauck, V. Kubáň / 914 Sericini Asia spec." (NHMB), 1 ♂ "Laos-NE, Houa Phan prov., 20°12-13.5'N, 103°59.5'-104°01'E, Ban Saluei- Phou Pane Mt., 1340-1870 m, 10.v.-16.vi.2009, M. Brancucci & local coll. leg./ NHMB Basel, NMPC Prague Laos 2009 Expedition: M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, Z. Kraus, D. Hauck, V. Kubáň” (NHMB), 1 ♂ "Laos-NE, Houa Phan prov., 20°12-13.5'N, 103°59.5'-104°01'E, Ban Saleui- Phou Pane Mt. 1340-1870 m, 15.iv.-15.v.2008; Lao collectors leg./ 911 Sericini Asia spec." (NHMB), 1 ♂ "X-DA3439b labcode VD007 Laos, Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan (30 km NE), Phou Sane Mt. 1400-1600 m 19°38'20"N, 103°20'20"E, 10-30.5.2009 Vit. Kubáň Tetraserica spLA1" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA2443b labcode VD009 Laos, Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan (30 km NE), Phou Sane Mt. 1400-1600 m 19°38'20"N, 103°20'20"E, 10-30.5.2009 Vit. Kubáň Tetraserica spLA1" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA2443a labcode VD008 Laos, Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan (30 km NE), Phou Sane Mt. 1400-1600 m 19°38'20"N, 103°20'20"E, 10-30.5.2009 Vit. Kubáň Tetraserica spLA1" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA2409 labcode VD005 Laos, Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan (30 km NE), Phou Sane Mt. 1400-1600 m 19°38'20"N, 103°20'20"E, 10-30.5.2009 Vit. Kubáň Tetraserica spLA1" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA4505 labcode VD027 Laos, Chiang Tung (Stupa) GH 5 km SE Muang Sing, 750 m, 26.03.-5.04.10 S. Murzin leg. Tetraserica liangheensis " (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA4504 labcode VD026 Laos, Chiang Tung (Stupa) GH 5 km SE Muang Sing, 750 m, 26.03.-5.04.10 S. Murzin leg. Tetraserica liangheensis " (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA4508 labcode VD029 Laos, Chiang Tung (Stupa) GH 5 km SE Muang Sing, 750 m, 26.03.-5.04.10 S. Murzin leg. Tetraserica liangheensis " (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "Haut Mekong Muong Sing 18.IV.1918 R.V. de Salvaza." (NHMUK), 1 ♂ "X-DA4509 labcode VD030 Laos, Chiang Tung (Stupa) GH 5 km SE Muang Sing, 750 m, 26.03.-5.04.10 S. Murzin leg. Tetraserica liangheensis " (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA4513 labcode: VD033 LAOS Hua Phan prov.; Ban Saleui, Phou Pan (Mt) 20°12'N, 104°01'E, 3-5.iv.2013 leg. C. Holzschuh Tetraserica spLA_V6/ X-DA4513" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA4562 labcode: VD042 LAOS Hua Phan prov.; Ban Saleui, Phou Pan (Mt) 20°12'N, 104°01'E, 3-5.iv.2013 leg. C. Holzschuh - ZFMK Ankauf 2014 Tetraserica liangheensis / X-DA45623" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "X-DA4812 labcode VD101 Laos, Stupa GH, 5 km W Muang Sing, 750 m, 21.1482N 101.1711E, M. Murzin O. Shulga leg. Tetraserica spLA_V60" (ZFMK). Thailand: 1 ♂ "Thai N, Nan prov. 19°13'N, 101°7'E, Doi Phukha N.P. Headq. 22-26.iv.1999, ca 1500 m", D. Hauck leg./ coll. Pacholátko” (CPPB), 1 ♂ "Thai N, Nan prov., Doi Phu Kha N.P Headq., 19°13'N, 101°7'E, 28.iv.-1.v.1999, M. Riha leg/ coll. P. Pacholátko / 126 Sericini Asia spec." (CPPB). China: 1 ♂ "China: S-Yunnan (Xishuangbanna) 37km NW Jinghong Guo Men Shan (NNNR)/ N22°17.91 E100°38.85 1080 m 26.V.2008 leg. A. Weigel LF" (NME).

Aedeagus: Fig. 3 E–G. Habitus: Fig. 3H.

Remarks.

The species was known only from China (Yunnan province); it is now recorded for first time from Laos and Thailand.